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The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts (AO), Department of Administrative Services, Human Resources Office (HRO), Policy and Strategic Initiatives Division (PSID) is seeking a self-motivated and highly-organized Supervisory Human Resources Specialist to serve as the Workforce Strategic Planning Branch Chief. This position reports to the PSID Chief.

PSID is responsible for strategic planning, research, policy analysis and integration, process design, workforce analysis, and staffing formula development to support the U.S. Courts, Judicial Conference Committee on Judicial Resources, and other committees.

The Supervisory Human Resources Specialist provides expert-level strategic leadership in workforce planning and workforce analysis. The incumbent must have demonstrated experience in data analysis, gap analysis, and demand analysis, including analyzing and identifying trends, and developing methodologies for project initiatives.

The incumbent must have excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational, and analytical skills. The ideal candidate must have experience in a team environment and the ability to work collaboratively with all stakeholders, both internal and external to the HRO.

The duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

1. Leading the PSID Workforce Strategic Planning Branch in fostering a high-performing, inclusive, and respectful work environment that promotes staff development, accountability, and the delivery of exceptional customer service across the judiciary.
2. Directing and overseeing branch operations, including workload distribution, process optimization, and resource identification and alignment, ensuring operational efficiency, cross-training, and succession planning.
3. Providing expert-level leadership in strategic workforce planning and workforce analysis through data-driven analysis, translating complex human capital, staffing, budgetary, and operational questions into analytical models and delivering insights and actionable recommendations aligned with the judiciary's strategic priorities and human capital objectives.
4. Leading the development and use of enterprise workforce planning tools and resources, including advanced analytics, workforce data dashboards, reports, and executive briefings, collaborating with stakeholders and technical teams to translate business needs into clear requirements and feasible technical solutions enhancing workforce planning capabilities across the judiciary.
5. Leading a team of analysts and IT professionals in conducting large-scale studies, developing staffing models and methodologies, and ensuring accurate, defensible staffing level requirements for appellate, district, bankruptcy, federal public defenders, and probation and pretrial services programs.
6. Establishing, maintaining, and managing a data analysis platform, including workforce data dashboards and reporting tools, to support the rapid production of both standardized and ad hoc analyses, data products, and reports with a human capital focus.
7. Leading continuous improvement efforts in workforce planning and workforce analysis to ensure efficient, effective, and streamlined methods that meet the needs of the judiciary.
8. Representing PSID and HRO leadership in Judicial Conference committees, advisory groups, and councils, presenting complex workforce planning and analysis issues, and shaping HR policy discussions and recommendations impacting the judiciary.
9. Advising senior leadership and serving as a subject matter expert in workforce planning and workforce analysis, developing and advising on enterprise workforce strategies and solutions that align with Judicial Conference policies, organizational priorities, and resource constraints.
10. Leading workforce data governance efforts and partnering with relevant stakeholders to ensure data integrity, data quality, standardization, and effective use of workforce data to support strategic decision-making.
11. Partnering with AO offices and external stakeholders to advance enterprise-wide human capital initiatives and ensuring alignment with broader organizational goals and priorities.
12. Building and sustaining strategic relationships with leadership and stakeholders across the AO, court units, and Federal Public Defender Organizations (FPDOs), fostering collaboration and trust to advance strategic workforce planning and workforce analysis objectives.
13. Leading the evaluation, adoption, and integration of emerging technologies, including advanced analytics and artificial intelligence, to enhance workforce planning and workforce analysis capabilities and improve enterprise decision-making.

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Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

1. All information is subject to verification. Applicants are advised that false answers or omissions of information on application materials or inability to meet the following conditions may be grounds for non-selection, withdrawal of an offer of employment, or dismissal after being employed.
2. Selection for this position is contingent upon completion of OF-306, Declaration of Federal Employment during the pre-employment process and proof of U.S. citizenship for competitive status positions or conversion to a competitive status position with the AO. If non-citizens are considered for hire into a temporary or any other position with non-competitive status or when it is confirmed by the AO Human Resources Office there are no qualified U.S. citizens for a competitive status position (unless prohibited by a law or statue), non-citizens must provide proof of authorization to work in the U.S. and proof of entitlement to receive compensation. Additional information on the employment of non-citizens can be found at USAJOBS Help Center | Employment of non-citizens/. For a list of documents that may be used to provide proof of citizenship or authorization to work in the United States, please refer to Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification.
3. All new AO employees will be required to complete an FBI fingerprint-based national criminal database and records check and pass a public trust suitability check.
4. New employees to the AO will be required to successfully pass the E-Verify employment verification check. To learn more about E-Verify, including your rights/responsibilities, visit https://www.e-verify.gov/.
5. All new AO employees are required to identify a financial institution for direct deposit of pay before appointment.
6. You will be required to serve a trial period if selected for a first-time appointment to the Federal government, transferring from another Federal agency, or serving as a first-time supervisor. Failure to successfully complete the trial period may result in termination of employment.
7. If appointed to a temporary position, management may have the discretion of converting the position to permanent depending upon funding and staffing allocation.

Qualifications

Applicants must have demonstrated experience as listed below. This requirement is according to the AO Classification, Compensation, and Recruitment Systems which include interpretive guidance and reference to the OPM Operating Manual for Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions.

Specialized Experience: Applicants must have at least one full year (52 weeks) of specialized experience which is in or directly related to the line of work of this position. Specialized experience must demonstrate experience in ALL areas defined below:

• Supervising and directing a team, including providing clear guidance, effective task delegation, and staff support.
• Providing expert-level strategic leadership in workforce planning and workforce analysis through data-driven insights.
• Leading the development and use of enterprise workforce planning tools and resources, including advanced analytics, workforce data dashboards, reports, strategic workforce studies, and executive briefings to inform organizational decision-making.

Education

This position does not require education to qualify.

Additional information

Candidates should be committed to improving the efficiency of the Federal government, passionate about the ideals of our American republic, and committed to upholding the rule of law and the United States Constitution.

Benefits

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